How to extract text from your VFB file
- Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VFB file.
- You’ll see a preview, if available.
- Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert VFB to another file type
To convert your VFB file to another format, you need FontLab Studio or other Font software.
- VFB to TTF
- VFB to OTF
- VFB to WOFF
- VFB to WOFF2
- VFB to EOT
- VFB to SVG
- VFB to BDF
- VFB to PCF
- VFB to FNT
- VFB to FON
- VFB to PFM
- VFB to AFM
Convert a file to VFB
To convert other file formats to the "Legacy Font Source" file type, you need software like FontLab Studio or a similar tool.
- UFO to VFB
- WOFF to VFB
- PFB to VFB
- GXF to VFB
- AFM to VFB
- F3F to VFB
- SFD to VFB
- WOFF2 to VFB
- PSF to VFB
- TTF to VFB
- TXF to VFB
- OTF to VFB
About VFB files
A .vfb file is primarily a legacy font source project created by FontLab Studio 5 or earlier. Unlike final font files (OpenType or TrueType), a .vfb file acts as the "blueprint" for a typeface, containing raw Bézier curves, extensive kerning tables, hinting instructions, and encoding data. Because it is a proprietary binary format tailored to older versions of FontLab, modern operating systems like Windows and macOS cannot install or preview these files directly. This is a major drawback for designers trying to access archived type projects without a license for legacy software. Furthermore, while modern FontLab 8 can import them, other editors like Glyphs or RoboFont cannot open them natively without conversion. To make the font usable, you must convert the .vfb source to a standard OTF or TTF. For cross-editor compatibility, converting to the XML-based UFO (Unified Font Object) format is the industry standard. Less commonly, a .vfb file may contain calendar "free/busy" data used by Microsoft Outlook or Horde Kronolith, typically strictly for internal server synchronization.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VFB file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted VRIMG, ZIP, WOFF2, SFD and WOFF files.
The VFB Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our VFB converter.